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Then (A)it will sweep on into Judah; it will overflow and pass through;
It will (B)reach even to the neck;
And the spread of its wings will [a]fill the breadth of [b]Your land, O (C)Immanuel.

Yahweh, a Sanctuary and a Stumbling Stone

(D)Be broken, O peoples, and be [c](E)shattered;
And give ear, all remote places of the earth.
Gird yourselves, yet be [d]shattered;
Gird yourselves, yet be [e]shattered.
10 (F)Devise counsel, but it will be thwarted;
Speak a word, but (G)it will not stand,
For [f](H)God is with us.”

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  1. Isaiah 8:8 Lit be the fullness of
  2. Isaiah 8:8 Or your
  3. Isaiah 8:9 Or dismayed
  4. Isaiah 8:9 Or dismayed
  5. Isaiah 8:9 Or dismayed
  6. Isaiah 8:10 Heb Immanuel

and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it,(A)
    passing through it and reaching up to the neck.
Its outspread wings(B) will cover the breadth of your land,
    Immanuel[a]!”(C)

Raise the war cry,[b](D) you nations, and be shattered!(E)
    Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare(F) for battle, and be shattered!
    Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted;(G)
    propose your plan, but it will not stand,(H)
    for God is with us.[c](I)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:8 Immanuel means God with us.
  2. Isaiah 8:9 Or Do your worst
  3. Isaiah 8:10 Hebrew Immanuel